Definition of Zygodactilous

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Definition of Zygodactilous

{ Zyg`o*dac"ty*lic (?), Zyg`o*dac"tyl*ous (?; 277), } a. [Gr. zygo`n a yoke, pair + &?; finger, toe: cf. F. zygodactyle.] (Zoöl.) Yoke-footed; having the toes disposed in pairs; -- applied to birds which have two toes before and two behind, as the parrot, cuckoo, woodpecker, etc.

{ Zyg`o*dac"ty*lic (?), Zyg`o*dac"tyl*ous (?; 277), } a. [Gr. zygo`n a yoke, pair + &?; finger, toe: cf. F. zygodactyle.] (Zoöl.) Yoke-footed; having the toes disposed in pairs; -- applied to birds which have two toes before and two behind, as the parrot, cuckoo, woodpecker, etc.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

zygodactyl

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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